Which to use
“acertados” and “aterrados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,158
- “acertados” frequency rank
- #49,442
- “aterrados” frequency rank
- 90600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acertados | aterrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de acertado, participio de acertar. | Forma del plural de aterrado, participio de aterrar. |
Where the eye mixes acertados and aterrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acertados and aterrados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acertados with aterrados
A purely visual mix-up. acertados ([aseɾˈt̪að̞os]) and aterrados ([at̪eˈrað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acertados is recorded at frequency rank #41,158, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aseɾˈt̪að̞os]. aterrados is at rank #49,442, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪eˈrað̞os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 90600, this pair ranks #2,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acertados vs aterrados
Shared letters: adeorst. Private to "acertados": c. Private to "aterrados": -.
"acertados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "aterrados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acertados" and "aterrados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acertados" or "aterrados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acertados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aterrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acertados" and "aterrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aterradores vs aterrados". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #2,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.